Which to use
“comentan” and “comentando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,931
- “comentan” frequency rank
- #10,808
- “comentando” frequency rank
- 22739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comentan | comentando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comentar. | Gerundio de comentar. |
Where the eye mixes comentan and comentando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comentan with comentando
A purely visual mix-up. comentan ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and comentando ([komẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “comentan” sits inside “comentando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comentan is recorded at frequency rank #11,931, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. comentando is at rank #10,808, tagged as averb, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22739, this pair ranks #248,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comentan vs comentando
Shared letters: acemnot. Private to "comentan": -. Private to "comentando": d.
"comentan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "comentando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comentan ← ccomentan · cmoentan · coemntan · comenatn · comenntan · comentann · comentna · comenttan
- comentando ← ccomentando · cmoentando · coemntando · comenatndo · comenntando · comentadno · comentanddo · comentanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comentan" and "comentando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comentan" or "comentando"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comentan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comentando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comentan" and "comentando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comentan vs comerán". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #248,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.